Top 10 Funniest Games

At GodisaGeek.com, a feature called The Vault allows its writers to put lists that rank their favourite games of a particular genre, of features from a game that are particularly memorable to them. In my latest entry, I chose to look at the top ten games that have made me laugh most - and many of these ended up being classic Adventure Games. Without further ado, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh, as we see what games made my list for The Vault: Top Ten Funniest Games.

Casual Adventures - Mystery Legends: Beauty and the Beast

A new month, and a new casual Adventure Games for me to delve into, courtesy of AdventureGamers.com. The Casual Adventure Game round-up for releases in September 2011 includes a varied bunch of lite adventure games, and I took a look at a sequel to a traditional tale - that of Beauty and the Beast.

The game is a dark follow-on to the events of the well-known story, and players get to take on the role of Belle, as she tries to save her beloved from an evil enchantress. See what I thought of the title in the AdventureGamers.com Casual Collection.

Hector: Badge Of Carnage – Episode 3: Beyond Reasonable Doom Review & Series Round-Up

Hector is a rather coarse anti-hero, if ever there was one in Adventure Gaming. The Badge of Carnage series has walked the line between good and bad taste, and displays a very British sense of humour. The games are now available across a variety of different gaming platforms, and now that the series is complete - let myself and GodisaGeek.com bring you a full review of this final episode, and a round-up of the season as a whole. Get the low-down here for Hector: Badge of Carnage.

Eurogamer Expo 2011: Silent Hill: Downpour Hands-On Preview

The Survival Horror genre straddles several genres. Is it a shooter? An action game? An adventure? The games usually feature a combination of puzzle-solving, investigation, shooting and sneaking - which doesn't take the genre a million miles away from the Adventure Game.

Story is always a truly important element, and that isn't more true in any Survival Horror game than it is in Silent Hill. So it is with some excitement that we anticipate the latest title in the series. Will it re-capture the excellent atmosphere and thrills of the first few games, or be a stinker like Silent Hill: Homecoming? I got some hands-on preview time with the game at the Eurogamer Expo 2011, and you can read my full hands-on impressions here.

Casual Adventures - Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Cresent Snake

As AdventureGamers.com delves into the realm of the Casual Advenutre Game once more, it's time for me to take a look at another Hidden Object Game based title. As has been the trend over the last few months, I was faced with yet another grisly and spooky tale to traverse through, as Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake deals with voodoo and an evil cult, down in the Bayou, in New Orleans.

GI Games has done a great job of creating an eerie and unsettling atmosphere in this title, and those of you who are easily scared by Snakes should be forewarned - this isn't the game for you. Twists and danger lie around every corner as you investigate an ancient cult that is behind a series of murders in the city. Check out my full review of the title in the latest AdventureGamers.com Casual Collection.

Casual Adventures: Mystery of Venice

It's that time of the month agian, as we take a look at some of the latest casual Adventure Games to hit the market, at AdventureGamers.com. The casual Adventure Game round-up this month brings us the usual mixture of the more serious and some light-hearted fare, but I got the chance to play another new ERS Games title, Grim Facade: Mystery of Venice.

The game is obviously set in Venice, but in the time of the Renaissance. A mysterious plague has afflicted the city, and only you - as a privately-hired Detective - can help a desperate husband trace what has happened to his wife and daughter, and to find out just what - or who - is behind the awful events.


Check out the latest round-up here.

Back To The Future: The Game - Full Season Review

As a huge fan of the Back to the Future series - and of course, of Adventure Games in general - I have been following the progress of Back to the Future: The Game very closely. Now that the final episode has been released and the current series has been completed, I have taken the time to play through the new chapter of the adventures of Doc and Marty.

The main issue for me, before playing, would be whether or not the game series would dilute or ruin the feel and heart of the Movies. Well, I am happy to say that Telltale Games have shown great care with this beloved IP, and there is a lot to appreciate in the game. For my full review, and all of my thoughts on the series - click here.

Red Johnson’s Chronicles Review

The advent of download-only console titles has been one of the stepping stones that have helped Adventure Games drag themselves out of the mire and back onto the gaming landscape. The support for Adventure Games on Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStation Network is still yet to become expansive, yet several titles have appeared that have shown that this is a more than viable business model for developers to follow.

One such developer is Lexis Numerique - most famous for the In Memoriam series of games. The company has always traditionally worked on titles for the PC market, however they now have several games on the development slate that are set for release on PlayStation 3. One of these, which is a hard-boiled, Noir-style crime thriller - with a sense of humour to boot - a game called "Red Johnson's Chronicles."

Planned as the first of a series of Detective Adventures, the game has some well-developed and strongly acted characters, some very impressive graphics and a good variety of ingenious puzzles to keep you guessing. It also includes some quick-time action events - but don't let that scare you off, as it is a charming and intriguing title. To learn more about the title, why not read my full review at GodisaGeek.com here.

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Blade Runner - The Game.

When it came out in 1997, Blade Runner the game was somewhat of an oddity. Coming fifteen years after the original film release, the game chose to not even directly follow the plot of the movie it was based on. It featured familiar sets and characters, but followed a new protagonist and new incidents.

But the game was a cult hit. Branching storylines, the ability to set an emotional stand-point for your character and multiple endings made the game unique for the time in that your every action really did have an impact on the path and outcome of the story.

Head over to Godisageek.com to read my Retro Review of the game and find out why you really should play this forgotten gem.

A New Collection Of Casual Adventure Games To Test Your Wits.

A new month, and a new collection of casual Adventure Games to cast your eye across. AdventureGamers.com have just published their Casual Adventure Game round-up for releases in March 2011. As they cover the good and the bad of the past month of lite Adventure Games, available on the internet, several contributors pass their judgement over a selection of titles. This month, I reviewed Puppet Show: Lost Town - the third game in the Puppet Show series from ERS Game Studios.

Created by the same team who made Maestro: Music of Death - which I looked at in February, there are a lot of comparisons to be drawn - not all of them favourable, unfortunately. Click here to read my review of the game and to see which other casual Adventure Games are worth a try this month.